2013 China Open (snooker)
| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 25–31 March 2013 |
| Venue | Beijing University Students' Gymnasium |
| City | Beijing |
| Country | China |
| Organisation | World Snooker |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £425,000 |
| Winner's share | £85,000 |
| Highest break | Jimmy Robertson (ENG) (142) |
| Final | |
| Champion | Neil Robertson (AUS) |
| Runner-up | Mark Selby (ENG) |
| Score | 10–6 |
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The 2013 Bank of Beijing China Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 25 and 31 March 2013 at the Beijing University Students' Gymnasium in Beijing, China. It was the tenth ranking event of the 2012–13 season.[1]
Peter Ebdon was the defending champion,[2] but he lost 3–5 against Marcus Campbell in the last 32.[3]
Mark Selby attempted a maximum break in his last 32 match against Mark King, but missed the final black at 140. Thus he became the fourth player along with Ken Doherty, Barry Pinches and Robin Hull to do so in a professional tournament.[4]
Neil Robertson won his seventh ranking title by defeating Selby 10–6 in the final.[5][6]
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[7]
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Wildcard round
These matches were played in Beijing on 25 and 26 March.[8][9][10][11]
| Match | Score | ||
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| WC1 | Anthony McGill (SCO) | 5–3 | Ehsan Heydari Nezhad (IRI) |
| WC2 | Jimmy Robertson (ENG) | 5–1 | Wang Yuchen (CHN) |
| WC3 | Liang Wenbo (CHN) | 5–1 | Lu Ning (CHN) |
| WC4 | Jack Lisowski (ENG) | 5–1 | Zhou Yuelong (CHN) |
| WC5 | Dechawat Poomjaeng (THA) | 5–2 | Zhu Yinghui (CHN) |
| WC6 | Rory McLeod (ENG) | 5–1 | Hu Hao (CHN) |
| WC7 | Mark Joyce (ENG) | w/d–w/o | Lyu Haotian (CHN) |
| WC8 | Jamie Cope (ENG) | 2–5 | Zhao Xintong (CHN) |
Main draw
Final
| Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Eirian Williams. Beijing University Students' Gymnasium, Beijing, China, 31 March 2013.[11][12] | ||
| Neil Robertson (6) Australia |
10–6 | Mark Selby (2) England |
| Afternoon: 0–100 (58), 78–16 (50), 91–31 (91), 71–68, 59–47, 84–40, 74–8 Evening: 29–82 (81), 0–125 (125), 50–79 (66), 133–0 (110), 60–34, 90–0 (90), 0–117 (116), 0–91 (63), 80–39 | ||
| 110 | Highest break | 125 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 2 |
| 4 | 50+ breaks | 6 |
Qualifying
These matches took place between 9 and 12 January 2013 at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England.[13][14][15]
Century breaks
Qualifying stage centuries
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Televised stage centuries
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References
- ^ "Tournament Calendar 2012/2013". Snooker.org. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
- ^ "Peter Ebdon beats Stephen Maguire in final thriller". BBC Sport. 1 April 2012. Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
- ^ "Scot Campbell beats China champ Ebdon". 27 March 2013.
- ^ "Selby Through Despite Black Blunder". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 30 March 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ "Robertson holds off Selby to win in China". Eurosport UK. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ "Neil Robertson beats Mark Selby to win China Open title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ "Prize Money". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
- ^ a b "2013 China Open draw and format" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
- ^ a b "2013 China Open results" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ a b "China Open 2013: Schedule and results". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
- ^ a b c "Bank of Beijing China Open (2013)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
- ^ "Final – Match 39 – Neil Robertson v Mark Selby". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 2013-04-02. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ "2013 China Open qualifiers draw and format" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
- ^ "China Open 2013 qualifiers results" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
- ^ "Bank of Beijing China Open Qualifiers (2013)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
- ^ "China Open qualifiers centuries". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
- ^ "China Open century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 28 March 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2013.